Ohio History Journal

Minutes of Forty-second Annual Meeting       625

Front Inscription:

"To General Anthony Wayne, who organized the

'Legion of the United States' by order of President

Washington and defeated Chief Little Turtle's

Warriors here at Fallen Timbers, August 20, 1794.

This victory led to the Treaty of Greenville, August

3, 1795, which opened much of the present State of

Ohio to white settlers."

Left Inscription:

"In memory of the white settlers massacred 1783-

1794."

Back Inscription:

"To Chief Little Turtle and his brave Indian War-

riors."

Right Inscription:

"To the Pioneers of Ohio and the great Northwest."

As indicated in a previous report, it is the plan of your

Committee to surmount the granite pedestal, now completed, with

a bronze group with Anthony Wayne as a central figure, a

Pioneer Settler on one side and an Indian Warrior on the other.

The estimated cost of this heroic bronze, together with the com-

pletion of the landscaping, planting, road and fence building, is

$25,000. For this work the 87th General Assembly appropriated

$15,000 and it is the hope and expectation of your Committee to

raise the necessary $10,000 additional among the patriotic citizens

of Toledo. Meanwhile, we have requested Sculptor Saville to

undertake the necessary preliminary studies for the bronze group

in question.

Respectfully submitted,

W. J. SHERMAN,

Chairman of Committee on Fort Meigs,

Fort Miami and Fallen Timbers.

 

FORT MEIGS

The Secretary has also received from George J. Munger, Sec-

retary of the Board of Trustees of the Fort Meigs Memorial Com-

mission, a communication which reads in part as follows:

"We have in our care and charge, on the old Fort Meigs

Grounds and Park, which is state property, a large number of

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trees which are greatly in need of expert attention and care. Some

of these fine old trees have already died and others are dying

for want of proper attention. The appropriations for Fort Meigs

have never been adequate to care properly for the most necessary

things and it is utterly impossible to even think of taking care of

trees, much as we would like to do so.

Our appropriation for this year, for all purposes at Fort

Meigs, is $625.00. We have charge of about 45 acres, most of

which is a public State Park; so you can see we have to do. figur-

ing to keep even on the most necessary things."

FORT ST. CLAIR PARK

The writer, until August 1, the President of the Preble

County Historical Society, the committee in charge, of Fort St.

Clair Park, Preble County, begs leave to submit the following

report:--

Fort St. Clair Park, near Eaton, Preble County, is still

undergoing a gradual but systematic improvement, and during the

past year has taken on added beauty. Interest in this historic

spot does not wane but, on the contrary, gains impetus as the

days go on and the public is able to visualize what has been in

contemplation and what is now a reality.

During the past year the Preble County Historical Society

has been active in the effort to further beautify the Park and

advertise its presence in that section of the State.

Within the past few months many changes have been effected

which might be noted. A lunch stand was erected within the

grounds in order to provide the general public with certain forms

of delicacies which they depend upon purchasing there. Profits

from this source are devoted to Park improvements. A bridge,

for general traffic, was erected early this summer to replace one

that had become unfit for further use. The new one was very

substantially built and should serve for years. In addition, two

rustic foot-bridges have been built across the small stream which

wends its course through the Park.

A tractor, with mowing attachment, recently purchased with

state funds, proves very helpful in keeping the large grass acre-

age in trim. This is now accomplished expeditiously, economic-

ally and effectively. About twenty picnic tables, with attached

seats, have been built with State funds. These, with others pre-

viously provided, now make it possible to care for several large

groups at the same time.

Roadways within the Park have recently received a liberal

coating of washed gravel. Two new wells were recently drilled

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